In 1992, Rudolph Ryser’s groundbreaking report Anti-Indian Movement on the Tribal Frontier examined the Wise Use movement of industry-funded, anti-democratic, anti-environmental, anti-Indian activists. This was followed in 1994 by David Helvarg’s…
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At the time of this writing — mid-February 2024 — we are rapidly approaching the 73rd National Basketball Association’s (NBA) All-Star Game, an event that enjoys an international broadcast. Consequently,…
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Dr. Rudolph Carl Rÿser was born in Elma, Washington, in 1946 to Ruth Gilham and Ernst Ryser as the youngest of eight children in Chehalis territory and with an extended…
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Many answers to contemporary world problems, especially climate change, are already known, especially when considering indigenous knowledge systems. The key is to learn how to find this knowledge and foster…
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Dr. Leo Mukosi, is a former intern and our current colleague at the Center for World Indigenous Studies appointed on May 23rd this year as an Expert Member for Southern…
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Before we can understand others, we must understand ourselves. Where do you come from? Who do you come from? What is the history of your people? What is your relation…
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The construction, operation, and eventual decommissioning of the Hanford Site, a nuclear production complex in eastern Washington, is an ongoing, devastating experience for the people of the Yakama Nation. Despite…
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Racism is a plague that has been interwoven with the colonization and development of the United States since its inception. Its effects on all people have been significant and enduring….
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As is generally the case in the United States, whenever an oppressed group wins rights for itself and others, there is a backlash against them. That has certainly been the…
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Remarks of Rudolph C. Ryser, Center for World Indigenous Studies 12 June 2023, On the Occasion of Tribute to Indigenous Leaders, North Vancouver, BC. Grand Chief George Manuel is…
read moreThe library is dedicated to the memory of Secwepemc Chief George Manuel (1921-1989), to the nations of the Fourth World and to the elders and generations to come.
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